Diplocidaridae

Diplocidaridae is an extinct family of sea urchins.

Diplocidaridae
Temporal range: Jurassic [1]
Fossil inner cast of Diplocidaris gigantea, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Echinozoa
Class:
Echinoidea
Subclass:
Cidaroidea
Family:
Diplocidaridae

Gregory 1900

These slow-moving low-level epifaunal grazer-omnivores lived in the Jurassic period, from 161.2 to 150.8 Ma.[1]

Generas

References
  1. The Paleobiology Database


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